trade cost advantage for retailers’ domestic suppliers, or a shift in foreign demand from which benefit all origin country … markets of other retailers. This difference in behavior for certified and non-certified exporting firms confirms the trade …

retail sector and recent developments in the literature on international trade with heterogeneous firms and on trade and …

market power. Two main results are shown. First, in the presence of buyer power trade liberalization may lead to retail … market concentration. Due to this concentration retail prices may be higher and welfare may be lower in free trade than in … autarky, thus reversing the standard effects of trade liberalization. Second, the pro-competitive effects of trade …

market power. Two main results are shown. First, in the presence of buyer power trade liberalization may lead to retail … market concentration. Due to this concentration retail prices may be higher and welfare may be lower in free trade than in … autarky, thus reversing the standard effects of trade liberalization. Second, the pro-competitive effects of trade …

This study aims at exploring how recent developments in the retail sector affect trade in consumer goods. It focuses on … and trade policy are complementary. In developing countries the entry of international retailers can have a positive …

The New Trade Theory predicts that international trade lowers prices for consumers and expands the choices available to …, and that consumer prices can even rise if the retail density is sufficiently low. -- International trade ; retailing …

The New Trade Theory predicts that international trade lowers prices for consumers and expands the choices available to …, and that consumer prices can even rise if the retail density is sufficiently low. -- International Trade ; Retailing …

appearance of so-called "retail deserts", areas of low retail provision. This study addresses the role of international trade in … this process. The analysis shows that by raising product diversity, international trade also raises the costs of provision … areas and consumers have to travel longer distances for their errands. These adjustments in retailing create a trade …

We construct a model of trade with heterogeneous retailers to examine the effects of trade liberalization on retail … mechanism by reducing imports and raising consumer prices. -- International trade ; retailing ; firm heterogeneity …

consisting of efficiency gains in the vertical distribution chain. -- Classification: international trade ; product variety …